In a box on the top floor of Tianjin Wanghai Building, many big businessmen, big factory owners, and business owners from Tianjin gathered together, eating hot pot and chatting about the latest things.

"Lao Li, I heard that you have found another gold mine in Luzon?"

"Lucky, lucky~"

"Can you tell the big guy, how did you find gold, it seems that your Li family firm has already discovered two gold mines, and you have to go into gold every day in the future?"

"There's no secret, it's just luck."

"There is a lot of gold and silver on this Luzon Island, as long as you send more people to look for it, you will definitely be able to find that after all, this place has been a famous gold-producing place since ancient times."

"I also sent people to look for it, but I didn't find much gold mine, but I was killed by those black dwarves."

"Speaking of those black dwarves, I'm angry, my gold mine was originally mined well, and I came back with news not long ago, and I was attacked by the black dwarves, and I still have to get more weapons when I turn around, and I have to advise the court to send troops to destroy those black dwarves."

"Yes, yes, my plantation in Luzon is also always attacked by black dwarves, it's really annoying, the sugar cane planted well, it was ruined by them before it was ripe, like a wild boar."

“……”

"I've heard that I really made a fortune when I went to Yuxi to open a gold mine last year, where is the gold mine in Yuxi very rich, you can just wash it out, even the river is golden."

"Yes, I've heard about it too, but we can't get involved in any deals, it's all the business of the British Duke, the Dingguo Duke, and the Chengguo Duke."

"Also, I don't know what the situation is on the Golden Continent, whether my ships can come back smoothly, and bring me millions of taels of silver back, I'm almost too poor to open the pot."

"Brother Wang, you are joking, I don't know your brother Wang's financial resources, not to mention, you can go to the bank for a loan if you don't have any money~"

“……”

"Uncle Guo, your business is not bad, right?"

Everyone was talking and looking at the two brothers, Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling, these two brothers were crabs walking sideways in Beijing and Tianjin, no one dared to mess with him, and everyone actually didn't like him all along.

The reason why the two brothers were invited over this time was mainly for tax matters.

This tax, everyone is naturally not happy, they didn't pay taxes before, and now they suddenly ask everyone to pay taxes, who is happy, so the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is the Zhang brothers.

As long as the Zhang brothers don't pay taxes, they follow the Zhang brothers and don't pay taxes.

"It's okay, so-so~"

Shou Ninghou Zhang Yanling smiled and nodded and said.

The two brothers have also really made money in the past few years, and they have followed everything to make money, and the most successful is the Zhang Shipyard, which can earn millions of taels of silver every year.

In addition, the Zhang brothers were involved in cement factories, textile mills, ocean-going trading houses, marine fishing industries, plantations in the Nanyang region, etc., and they made a lot of money in each transaction.

Therefore, the Zhang brothers rarely go back to the capital now, and basically like to stay in Tianjin, if they used to go to the palace every once in a while to eat and drink, or go to Queen Zhang to cry and complain that they are very bitter and poor, and like that Empress Zhang or Emperor Hongzhi can give them some fields, salt and so on last time.

Well, how to put it, now it's also a person who wants to save face.

"Uncle Guo laughed, if your business is so-so, then we will really be poor."

The people next to him immediately began to pat the two brothers one by one.

"Uncle Guo, I don't know if you have received a tax payment notice from the Tianjin Tax Bureau?"

Li Menglin and the others glanced at each other, thought about it and asked with a smile.

This time, this dinner was also Li Menglin's invitation, and he gathered everyone over, mainly to discuss the tax matter.

With the establishment of the Tianjin Taxation Bureau and the Tianjin Shipping Division, the two yamen are also running rapidly, and began to collect taxes from everyone.

As for the Tianjin Taxation Bureau, it issued a notice of self-declaration of tax declaration to all merchants, factory owners, workshop owners, and commercial banks in Tianjin.

It is required that everyone must declare and pay taxes to the Tianjin Taxation Bureau within the specified date, and those who fail to declare and pay taxes after the deadline are regarded as tax evasion, which will not only double the punishment, but also will most likely be forcibly closed.

This matter has now become the most discussed matter in Tianjin's business circles.

Because the Tianjin Taxation Bureau sent a copy of the latest "Daming Tax Law" at the same time as sending the notice, which clearly stated the tax points that all walks of life need to pay.

Many people carefully calculate, this year may need to pay hundreds of thousands of taels of taxes.

Taking this Li Menglin as an example, he has many industries in Tianjin, including cement factories, textile factories, honeycomb coal factories, trading houses, fishing teams, and many shops, shops, and so on.

He asked his subordinates to calculate that if he paid taxes according to the latest "Daming Tax Law", he would have to pay millions of taels of silver in taxes a year.

Millions of silver, this is not a small number, if it was placed in the past, it would be more than his entire worth, although now, these industries under his command are very profitable, but this has to pay a million taels of silver, he definitely does not want to pay.

"Received~"

Zhang Yanling nodded and replied.

"Then Uncle Guo, will you pay taxes?"

Li Menglin asked cautiously. Online eBooks

"Call a fart~ Why should I pay taxes?"

"This silver is the silver that our two brothers have worked hard to earn, why should we pay taxes?"

"Did they do something for us, or did they do us a favor?"

"I don't even bother to pay attention to them, if they come to me to collect taxes, watch me beat them to death."

Zhang Yanling didn't speak, but Zhang Heling next to him spoke, very arrogant, and said straightforwardly.

Just kidding, pay taxes, pay.

Don't look at who we are, we are the uncle of the country.

In the past few years, they have earned a lot of silver, and the two brothers have seen a lot better.

If before, for a few acres of land, they dared to rob it with the Empress Dowager's mother's family, as for the number of people killed, would there be few?

These two brothers are notoriously stunned, relying on their sister to be the queen, they are the uncle of the country, and their nephew is the crown prince, who is the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

The two brothers had always looked at no one, even if they had committed something.

They went into the palace to find Empress Zhang and cried, and they were scolded by Emperor Hongzhi when they reached the sky, could they still help them.

"Uncle Guo said it well~"

"Pay taxes, pay a fart~"

"This money is what we have worked so hard to earn, so why should we hand it over?"

"What is taken from the people, used for the people, are all deceitful, since ancient times are rampant and tyrannical, the people are not living, how good it used to be, no taxes, everyone's life is comfortable, this is called recuperation for the people."

When Li Menglin heard this, he couldn't help but echo him.

"Yes, yes, Uncle Guo said it well~"

"If you don't pay, everyone won't pay, let's see what they can do with us~"

"I salute Uncle Guo for a cup~"

When the others heard this, they immediately followed suit.

In fact, everyone is also weak-minded, mainly because this tax reform is led by Liu Jin, who is Liu Jin, of course, these people know best.

If other people lead this tax reform, they won't be birds at all, but Liu Jin is different.

This Liu Jin said that the red man around Emperor Hongzhi is the God of Wealth, and he is also the leader of capitalism in the Beijing-Tianjin region and the leader of maritime trade.

When he came to do this, everyone was very afraid, and no one dared to offend Liu Jin, otherwise if he didn't say anything else, Liu Jin said a word, everyone didn't want to have a good life, and they didn't want to do this business.

Everyone is afraid of Liu Jin and doesn't want to pay taxes, so what should I do?

I have to find someone to be the leader, so that he can take everyone without paying taxes, so it is natural to think of the Zhang brothers.

These two brothers are extremely stingy, very slammering, and very arrogant, and have always been domineering, of course, the most important thing is their identity and status.

They are the uncle of the country and the emperor's brother-in-law, if both of them take the lead in not paying taxes, then everyone can naturally follow and not pay taxes.

Everyone is afraid of Liu Jin, but this Zhang brother may not be afraid of Liu Jin.

"Haha, it was supposed to be~"

"Liu Jin is really, his own industry is so huge, he has to rectify this tax, what good is it for him to collect this silver?"

Zhang Heling heard the praise of everyone, and immediately smiled even happier.

He and Liu Jin knew each other, and they had bought a boat from Liu Jin before, and they clearly knew how huge the industry under Liu Jin was.

This Liu Jin is taxed, that is, he can't get along with his own money, there is no benefit, and he has to offend many people.

"This Liu Jin has always been a smart person, I don't know why he did such a foolish thing this time."

Zhang Yanling also nodded and said, is Liu Jin a fool?

Obviously not, but in his opinion, Liu Jin is doing stupid things now.

"I heard that the industries under his command have already declared taxes, and I heard that in this New Year alone, the total amount of taxes declared by the major industries under his command has exceeded one million taels of silver."

Li Menglin thought about it and said.

"He Liu Jin will pay more if he has money, anyway, I won't pay a penny, if anyone dares to come to me to collect taxes, I promise not to kill him."

Zhang Heling smiled and said coldly.

At this moment, someone hurriedly walked up and said to the Zhang brothers: "Master, it's not good, the people from the tax bureau said that they would seize our factory~"